Government slammed as ‘for NIMBYs, by NIMBYs’ as planning reform watered down

The government has been criticised after references to planning reform focused on “minor and trivial issues” in the Queen’s Speech. Property bosses and campaigners have urged ministers to go further with planning reforms. The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) accused the government of having “unconditionally surrendered to the NIMBYs.” “The fact that the references to [...]